The new smartphone also supports the shooting of four million videos, encoded in the efficient H.265 codec which produces files twice.

Au said the device's ultra-thin 6.97 metal body is a compact cluster of over 1,000 components.

He said vMall, which is the official licensed e-store for Honor and Huawei smartphones, will be the first online platform to offer the honor 8 Pro, followed by Honor experience stores and display zones beginning tomorrow. -- BERNAMA